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Park Kyong ni Prize

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Park Kyong-ni Prize (Korean: 박경리 문학상) is an international literary award based in South Korea. It was established in 2011 in honor of Park Kyung-ni, best known for her series Toji. The award was founded and sponsored by the Toji Foundation of Culture. According to complete review, it was established to be the primary international literary award of South Korea. With a cash prize of $100,000 it is one of the richest literary prized in the world.

Winners

  • 2011 Choi In-hun
  • 2012 Ludmila Ulitskaya, Daniel Stein, Interpreter
  • 2013 Marilynne Robinson
  • 2014 Bernhard Schlink
  • 2015 Amos Oz
  • 2016 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  • References

    Park Kyong-ni Prize Wikipedia